Fixing apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9188951
APP PUB NO 20140086617A1
SERIAL NO

14031507

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A fixing apparatus includes: first and second rotatable members configured to heat-fix, at a nip therebetween, a toner image of toner containing a parting agent formed on a sheet; a casing, configured to accommodate the first and second rotatable members, including a sheet introducing opening and a sheet discharging opening; and a suppressing member configured to suppress diffusion, toward the sheet discharging opening, of particles having a predetermined diameter resulting from a parting agent in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening. The suppressing member is provided in the neighborhood of the sheet introducing opening so as to block diffusion between the casing and the first rotatable member.

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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA30-2 SHIMOMARUKO 3-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 146-8501

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nojima, Koji Abiko, JP 23 144

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